The Paradoxes of Nationalism : The French Revolution and Its Meaning for Contemporary Nation Building (Suny series in National Identities)

Keitner, Chimène I.

State University of New York Press（2007/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 243 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780791469576
• DDC分類 320.1

Full Description

An interdisciplinary study of nationalism drawing on the events of the French Revolution.

The Paradoxes of Nationalism explores a critical stage in the development of the principle of national self-determination: the years of the French Revolution, during which the idea of the nation was fused with that of self-government. While scholars and historians routinely cite the French Revolution as the origin of nationalism, they often fail to examine the implications of this connection. Chimène I. Keitner corrects this omission by drawing on history and political theory to deepen our understanding of the historical and normative underpinnings of national self-determination as a basis for international political order. Based on this analysis, Keitner constructs a framework for evaluating nation-based claims in contemporary world politics and identifies persistent theoretical and practical tensions that must be taken into account in contemplating proposals for "civic nationalism" and alternative, nonnational models.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue
                Paris, June 1789
                Examining the Nation-State Principle
                Exploring the French Revolution
1. Conception
                Introduction
                1.1 Conceptions of the Nation in Eighteenth-Century
                      Polemical Dictionaries
                1.2 Conceptions of the Nation in Social Contract
                      Theories
                Conclusion
2. Constitution
                Introduction
                2.1 The Entrenchment of the Nation in French
                      Political Rhetoric
                2.2 The Creation of a National Assembly
                2.3 The Contribution of the Abbé Sieyès
                Conclusion
3. Composition
                Introduction
                3.1 Implementing National Sovereignty
                3.2 Defining National Membership
                3.3 Consolidating National Identity
                Conclusion
4. Confrontation
                Introduction
                4.1 Revolutionary Principles
                4.2 Revolutionary Policies
                4.3 Revolutionary Practice
                Conclusion
5. Synthesis
                Introduction
                5.1 Drawing Insights from the Four Paradoxes
                5.2 Re-examining the Nation-State Principle
                5.3 Exploring Alternatives to Nation-Statism
                Conclusion
6. Epilogue—Confrontation Revisited
                Introduction
                6.1 Exporting American Ideals
                6.2 Building an Iraqi Democracy
                Conclusion
Conclusions
Appendix
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index